7th+Grade

PROS || CONS ||
 * more higher level thinking || qualifications for students (will parents have override?) ||
 * teacher is challenged intellectually || lack of teacher preparation time b/c this is added onto normal load ||
 * students will push each other || promotes homogenous grouping ||
 * possibility of low readers being grouped || scheduling (how to keep teams together) ||
 * || how do you deal with failing students? ||

Suitable Activities -simulations (mock trials, debates, economics, etc.) -writing (essay, editorial, research) -student collaboration (teams, pairs, interest groups) -projects (presentations, posters, wikispaces, dramatic presentations)

Selection Criteria